I gotta stop what I’m doin’
I can’t go on
I have concertina wrapped around my axle
an’ it’s slowin’ me down
I won’t be joining the fray
I ain’t ready for a fight
my engine’s overheated so
I’m gonna have to sit this one out

Darlin’, I’ve worked on this
every night and day
I really don’t know what to say
but I’m gonna try anyway
y’see, this aeolian wind
is carvin’ up my heart
I’m not made for this kind of weather
I’m gonna have to sit this one out

I’ll just have to sit this one out
I need a hush
I’ll just have to sit this one out
I need a hush

I think I might have sheared a sprocket
‘cause I’m runnin’ in place
I’m out in the open, I’m exposed
an’ I don’t feel safe
I’m caught in a recurring dream
nothin’ really is what it seems
I’m about to go crazy so
I’m gonna have to sit this one out

I try to retrace my route
how I got to this place
I don’t know where I went wrong but
I’m gonna have to sit this one out